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pastor however, did "the best he could with
the material left on hand and had three
or four pulpits filed The meeting in Front
Royal will linger as a pleasant scene in the
memory Of those who attended it.
PRESENTER.
An explosion of a bombshell occurred in
the house of eolored family living on Boil
war Heights, Harper's Ferry, on Sunday
afternoon The expulsion was caused by
two negro men forcing an iron rod into the
I she'll TO get the powder. There were sever
al persons looking at the operation when
the explosion took place. Agnes Willis, If
years old, had her right leg blown off below
the knee, and may die. Her brother
George. 6 years old, had his left leg broken;
Frank Willis. father of the children, was
badly burned about the face Jesse Jones
had his hand broken; Bill Turner foot
blown off: Edward Poles, leg and iawbone
broken. and received other wounds about
the head, and is in a dangerous condition.
The house was slightly injured by pieces Of
shell.
Drs. Cockrell aud Spangler of Harper's
Ferry aud Dr. Perry of Halltown rendered
the requisite professional attention.
The grand opening Of Spring Millinery
at Mes-rs. Burns X Shugerts was a success
in spite of the uutoward season. The de
partment of hats is presided over by Miss
Groves. and she ought to be very proud of
the beautiful collection aud the artistic ar
raugemeut thereof The assortment APP
peared to US TO be a very complete one
For beauty and richness and general be-
cominguess we have not seen It surpassed.
Now for bright sunshine and the girls will
\ be radiant MesSr> Burns x Shugert had
day of rain and storm for their millinery
oyening. However as soon as the storm
ceased the dear girls docked there like
doves to the window, aud as an appropriate
souvenir the appreciative firm presented
each with a handsome card whereon was a
snow-white dove bearing an olive branch.
! Harpers Ferry is destined to have a
boom. 4 correspondent of the shepherds
town Register learns that the contract for
the machinery of the proposed paper and
pulp mill ha been given out The con.
tract is that all machinery shall be deliv-
cred at Harper's Ferry by the first day of
July, aud it is confidently said that the
works will De started mp by the frs. of Sep
TENDER. The pulp mill will be one of the
largest I'm the world, capable of turning out
forty tons of the fne>tQuality of wood-pulp
daily. aud the paper mills viii be of ca
pacity enough 90 use it ALL There are now
between two and three hundred workmen
In Tucker Co., W. Va, engaged in getting
out the wood from which pulp is made.
The mills when in full operation will EN-
ploy between six and seven hundred people.
We took pleasure some few weeks ago to
note that the efficient services OF former
citizen OF this place, Mr. VIM. d. English,
/ Chairman of the Democratic State Central
/ Committee of California. had been recog-
nilsd by the Democrats OF San Francisco
that he had been bsuluetted and present.
cd with diamonds. &c. 1t appears it was
tbror,h the splendid services Of said COM
mi,tee and especially of its chairman that
the democracy won the late election and
secured Governor anu LEGISLATURE ""o l. III